Yin Fu Daojun

Chapter 20 Opportunity
"My lord, a Taoist priest came outside the door and brought back the child who was abducted recently."

The yamen servant on duty came to the main hall at this time, clasped his fists and saluted.

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Then invite him in quickly!"

Li Qing was secretly startled when he heard the words, and hurriedly opened his mouth to give orders.

"My lord, that Taoist didn't want to come in, he just left the child at the Yamen and was about to leave. Right now, Second Brother Zhang is dragging him outside the door for questioning!"

Hearing this, Li Qing stood up directly from the chair.

"Since that's the case, the county will go to see him in person!"

After thinking about it, he spoke again.

"Go and call Xiao Duan, and let him go out and have a look."

The yamen servant was very respectful, and immediately agreed with clasped fists.

When he heard that someone had sent the abducted child back to the Yamen, Xie Duan didn't show too much surprise, but was more curious.

He thought of the deal in the ruined temple. The five criminals had already been taken over by them. Although the abducted child's whereabouts were unknown, he had made an analysis and judgment at that time, and knew that he should have been rescued.

Now that the person sent the children to the door in person, his conjecture was further verified, so he couldn't help but wonder about the identity of the other party.

Meeting Li Qing in the courtyard, the two immediately went out to check.

In just a moment, they came to the gate of the yamen, Xie Duan looked around, and saw the Taoist outside the door, the yamen servant on duty next to him stopped him stubbornly, under the quarrel, he was about to draw his sword.

"Stop, don't be rude!"

Li Qing shouted in a low voice, and the yamen servant was taken aback.

"grown ups!"

He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hands respectfully.

Li Qing glared at him, then winked at him.

"Hurry up and apologize to the Taoist priest!"

The yamen servant didn't dare to disobey, and hastily stepped forward to apologize.

"I don't know the rules, I hope you forgive me if I offend you!"

The Taoist leaned on his wooden stick and stood there without saying a word.

"The Taoist priest forgives the crime. The county has no way to govern it, so that it offends the Taoist priest. I also hope that the Taoist priest has a lot of people. Don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Li Qing came in front of the Taoist, bowed his hands and bowed to him.

It was also at this time that he discovered that he was actually blind.

"Don't dare! It's not an exaggeration to make an unintentional mistake."

He made a speech and returned a salute.

"Your Excellency must be the magistrate of Shanyin County! These children were rescued from a few thieves on the road by Pindao, and they came from various nearby villages and towns. Now I will hand them over to you, sir. If they can be resettled well, send someone to take them home as soon as possible.”

After saying this, the Taoist turned around and prepared to leave.

He was originally an idle person who liked to be carefree and unrestrained. When he was traveling around the world, he happened to pass by the Crock Temple and heard the cries of children and the business plans of the five traffickers. Seeing that the road was rough, he went He was easily rescued.

It's just a coincidence that he didn't go down the mountain from the east, but went straight west with the children, so he didn't run into Jiang Xianwei and others who were going to catch the murderer. It can be said that he avoided it perfectly. .

Among the abducted children, the oldest one was five or six years old and had already understood the world, so after he inquired, he learned that they were from Shanyin County, but because they came from various villages and were too young, they didn't remember to return home. The way home, the Taoist had no choice but to send them to the Yamen.

Along the way, although we didn't spend much time together, this Taoist was very kind to the children. He would share his dry food with them when they were hungry, and he would carry them for a while when they were tired. Entering the city through the east gate, so it was delayed until dusk before it was delivered smoothly.

And this is why the children are so close to him.

"Master Taoist, if you saved these children, you saved their entire family. The county would like to thank you on behalf of their families! The Taoist priest is so chivalrous. It’s a little bit of the landlord’s favor, so let’s express my gratitude!”

Seeing that he was about to leave, Li Qing would not let him go, so he hurried forward to invite him.

Even though this Taoist is sloppy and unattractive, those five human traffickers are not easy to mess with. He was able to subdue them alone and rescue the children from them, which shows his extraordinary ability.

Wouldn't it be a great loss if we didn't make friends with such people?
It's a pity that the Taoist didn't take it seriously for his kind invitation.

"My lord's kindness, I appreciate the kindness of the poor. Since the children are safe, the poor can be regarded as benevolent and righteous! I have to go on my way, so I won't stay too long. See you in the future!"

He didn't give Li Qing any face, and directly refused.

As a result, Li Qing was in a dilemma.

He looked at Xie Duan next to him, but saw that he was staring at the Taoist in a daze, as if he was attracted and couldn't extricate himself.

Xie Duan has been watching him carefully since he went out.

This man's face was carved like a knife, his eyebrows were thick and black, his face was full of stubble, he was wearing a gray Taoist robe, which was dilapidated, with two patches on his shoulders, a bun on his head, and all the excess hair was loose down.

On his back was a large and wide sword, a cloth bag and a gourd were slung around his waist, and a bamboo stick about three feet long was in his hand. Five emperors money.

Although the eyes are closed, they seem to be very familiar with the surrounding environment, and there is no such thing as going the wrong way or falling over.

One can't help but wonder whether he is really blind or just pretending to be blind!

"Xiao Duan, look at this..."

Li Qing called him at this moment, his face a little embarrassed.

"Brother-in-law, since the Taoist priest is unwilling, then of course you can't force it, not to mention that the Taoist priest is a monk and a man of Taoism, who cares about helping the world and the common people, so he will not stick to these worldly rules!"

From the conversation just now, coupled with the Taoist's attitude, Xie Duan knew that he probably didn't want to have any contact with people in the government.

Therefore, he simply complied with his wishes and persuaded Li Qing instead.

"That's all! I don't think it's better to settle the children first."

Now that the matter has come to this point, Li Qing is helpless, and besides, he has drifted away, but it is a pity that firstly, he failed to thank him for his help, and secondly, he failed to make friends with such a master of Taoism. It is indeed a pity.

Li Qing ordered the children to be brought into the yamen, and at the same time asked for their family addresses, so as to arrange as soon as possible to send them home.

At this moment, Xie Duan was standing at the door, watching the Taoist's leaving back from a distance, as if by a strange coincidence, he followed behind him.

He thought about it, thinking that this might be an opportunity.

Opportunities in the world are often fleeting. If you can't grasp them in time, it will be too late to regret when the opportunities pass!

Now that the opportunity has arrived at the door, how can he not fight for it?
Xie Duan quickened his pace to catch up, but saw that the Taoist had left the area of ​​the county government office, and went straight to an inn after a short walk.

It was getting late, if he went out of the city at this time, he could only sleep in the open.

It seems that he doesn't like walking around at night either!

Xie Duan no longer concealed himself, took a step forward and caught up directly.

"Daozhang stay behind, I'm being polite!"

Just at the entrance of the inn, he was stopped.

"Huh? You followed me all the way, what exactly do you want?"

The Taoist seemed to have already noticed his following, but he didn't point it out. Now that he came forward to stay with him, he simply didn't have so many worries.

"Prince Dao, please forgive me! I didn't have any malicious intentions in catching up with you, but I just wanted to ask the priest about something, and I hope the priest can clear up the confusion."

Xie Duan was unhurried, without any concealment, and made it clear what he came for.

(End of this chapter)